Just to pick a nit: it was referred to as the MICR line (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition). Kinda sounded like MITRE.
-----Original Message----- From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+john.layman=ieee....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of David Carlson Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 11:15 AM To: Andrea Bryant <andreabry...@swbell.net> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] check printing Years ago (before electronic payments and deposits) I recall that it was possible to program GnuCash to print the MITRE line, as it used to be called, but you needed to use special magnetic ink so that check readers could read them reliably. I imagine that it is still possible, but hardly necessary in the United States, anyway. I think that you used to get the supplies from a company called Checksoft. Back then banks weren't very cooperative because mistakes could wreak havoc in the clearing houses, and today they would be even less cooperative due to increased fraud concerns. If you are really an alum of Southwest Bell, you are probably a U. S. citizen and probably already using electronic deposits and payments, so I suspect that your interest may be mostly academic to show your grandchildren. On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 5:08 AM Andrea Bryant <andreabry...@swbell.net> wrote: > I was wondering if you need to use a pre-printed check or can you use > blank check stock and have the routing and account numbers printed out > by GnuCash. > -- > */Andrea Bryant/* > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- David Carlson _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
